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Easy Cake Decorating Tips For Beginners

Cake decorating tips are truly an art. There are a number of people who are impressed by fantastic and specialized cakes. Cakes can be decorated to represent any sport, hobby or theme that the individual is interested in.

Easy Cake Decorating Tips For Beginners

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Whether the cakes in question are for birthdays or other special celebrations having a cake specially decorated for the individual or the organization is a popular and unique thing to do. Many individuals prefer to decorate their own cakes to give them a specialized touch. You may wonder how to get started in cake decorating. Fortunately there are options for beginning decorators. Cake Decorating Tips for Beginners can easily be found online.

 

How to Decorate Like a Pro

It is the wish of many interested amateurs to learn how to decorate cakes like a professional. It is not as easy as it looks, but the first thing to have is a decorating tip. A tip is a small cone usually made of a hard material that allows you to make letters and numbers with frosting. Most tips as well as piping bags can be purchased at a specialty store. Additionally should make decorators icing as it is simple to work with. One can practice making shapes with their tip on parchment paper to get the technique right. One can then fill their piping bag with icing. Fill a piping bag with the decorators icing about two thirds of the way full. Make sure to hold the bag so that the icing comes out smoothly.

Decorating with a Piping Bag

Once your icing is flowing smoothly out of the piping bag you are ready to start practicing and decorating. You can add tips onto the bag to make numbers, letters, flowers or anything your little heart desires. A round tip is the best for writing messages, while a tip designed like a flower will give a flower effect.

When you are decorating it is best to have the cake on a flat surface. Many decorators use the surface of the pan to measure the angle and cut the cake horizontally. They also can use a cake stand or a cake leveler to make the cake flat. A smooth and level cake makes decorating easier. This BHG piping bag tutorial could be helpful.

Frosting Piping Techniques Video By Cake Boss Instructor:

Link to cake frosting piping video.

Use of Fondant for Cake Decorating

Fondant makes the cake have those unique and beautiful colors. It can be used as a Most decorators dye their fondant to make it appealing. To do this is best to make it soft by squeezing it into a round shape. Then add food coloring just a little at a time. Before applying fondant one will want to put a slender layer of butter cream icing on the cake.

Do you love chocolate cake baked from scratch?

This chocolate cake recipe can help you practice your new cake decorating skills!

How to make moist chocolate cake

The fondant should be rolled out to a size a little larger than the cake itself. Make sure you use confectioners sugar to keep it from sticking. Once you have the proper size to cover the cake, the easiest thing to do is add whimsical shapes on the cake with a cookie cutter and a small bit of frosting. These are some great tips to get started on your cake decorating enterprise.

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